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Catalytic Organic Synthesis Lab
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The lab designs catalysts that control reactions at will by combining acids and bases.
AboutAbout the lab
Building highly functional catalysts from acids and bases.
The Ishihara Lab studies catalysts that freely control organic reactions so that desired substances can be selectively and efficiently synthesized.
Using acids and bases as clues, the lab classifies acid–base combined catalysts, which draw out the full potential of catalytic function, by type, and uses this as a guide to develop new catalysts.
Its conditions are a low environmental burden and energy savings.
It aims to realize 'perfect reactions' that produce the target substance with high yield and selectivity from any starting material.
Key terms
- Catalyst
- A substance that speeds up a chemical reaction or selects the type of substance produced, without itself being changed.
- Acid–base combined catalyst
- A catalyst that makes reactions proceed more easily by combining the actions of an acid, which accepts an electron pair, and a base, which donates one.
- Asymmetric synthesis
- Synthesis that produces only one of two molecules that are mirror images of each other, like a right hand and a left hand.
NewsLab news
A doctoral student received the Chemistry Letters Young Research Award at the 60th Young Researchers' Meeting on Organic Reactions
A doctoral student received an Excellent Poster Award at the 42nd Seminar on Organic Synthesis
A master's student received a Poster Award at the 2nd Halogen Symposium
A paper on the synthesis of four natural products by asymmetric cycloaddition of radical cations was published in Org. Lett.
A paper on synthesizing natural products with an iron photocatalyst, without using rare metals, was published in J. Am. Chem. Soc.
ResearchResearch themes
Making use of the characteristics of the elements in the periodic table, the lab aims to realize 'perfect reactions' that give high yield and high selectivity for any starting material, without exception. At present, it focuses in particular on asymmetric synthesis, selective reactions, polymer synthesis, and natural product synthesis using acid–base combined catalysts based mainly on relatively inexpensive elements.
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MembersFaculty
The Ishihara Lab's members consist of faculty, administrative staff, postdoctoral researchers, and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorKazuaki Ishihara
- Associate ProfessorMuhammet Uyanik
- Assistant ProfessorShuhei Ohmura
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